Darkroom 3.3.2

February 6, 2018 – Build 1469

We fixed some bugs related to the "Modify Original" export option. Thank you to everyone who reported these issues to us on Twitter (@usedarkroom) and via email (feedback@darkroom.co) - Your help in finding these bugs and reporting them helps us ensure a consistently high quality bar.

Changes

Fixed a black border appearing after cropping and exporting using "Modify Original"

Fixed exported photos not being added to the Darkroom photo Album.

Fixed the exported photo file name not being the same as the original.

Fixed showing the wrong price in our filter purchase dialog.

Fixed the App icon not showing on iPad, again.

Updated the iPhone X action bar when editing a photo, added the Favorite action, and updated the other icons.

Darkroom 3.3 RAW+JPEG

December 22, 2017 – Build 1463

Just in time for the holidays this release provides solutions for the current top reported issues and requests.

Improved RAW+JPEG Handling By default, RAW+JPEG photos are now automatically rendered and edited in their RAW variant. The JPEG variant is currently inacessible, but we plan on addressing that in a future update.

Changes

Improved Modify Original export option. Darkroom now integrates more naturally with the iOS ecosystem, allowing you to continue editing on top of preivous edits, made either by the Photos app or other third-party apps.

Fixed the issue where edits in Darkroom would be double applied when a photo was edited in another app after being exported from Darkroom using Modify Original.

Fixed the loss of depth information when exporting a photo, captured using Portrait Mode.

Note: A photo first exported and then edited by a third party app, will loose it's ability to be re-adjusted.

Added an Auto Align setting so you can turn it off or back on.

Darkroom 3.2 iPhone X

November 3, 2017 – Build 1462

In celebration of the release of the iPhone X into the wild, this release uses a mountain of new technologies to make the experience truly shine. This release further solidifies the foundation we built for the 3.0 release only a month and a half ago. With the switch to Metal 2, and supporting Wide Gamut Color Darkroom 3.2 is among a very small circle of photo editors that provides truly professional grade editing.

iPhone X UI An updated design for the iPhone X that embraces the big new screen, making for a more immersive experience.

Wide Gamut Color The Super Retina Display of the iPhone X brings stunning colors, true blacks, high brightness, and a 1,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio. And we added support of its full-color depth and contrast.

Metal Rendering In the process of enabling Wide Gamut Color we also gained a nice 20% overall performance increase. We are now powered by Metal 2 rendering, providing us near-direct access to the graphics processing unit (GPU), and enabling us to fully maximize graphics moving forward.

Added Viewing Metadata. Simply access it from the action menus. See all the most important EXIF metadata standard fields.

Added High-Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) support for importing and exporting. This new file format developed by Apple provides equal quality compared to JPEG, but at a much higher compression rate enabling smaller files sizes.

Improvements

Improved how immersive the Library grid is by auto-hiding the Album Picker, and collapsing and hiding Header Action Bar when scrolling up into the library.

Improved the Purchase Dialog shown after tapping buy from the purchase bar, to celebrate the options more

Fixed a problem that caused the app the library grid to sometimes not updated the photo previews properly

Fixed two minor layout issues with the Live Photo and iCloud loader indicators

Darkroom 3.1.2 & 3.1.3

October 11/16, 2017 – Build 1455/1457

Fixed a caching-related problem that was causing crashes on-laucn for some.

Fixed innadvertadly making 3.1.2 only available for iOS 11

Darkroom 3.1.1

October 6, 2017 – Build 1452

Even though Darkroom 3 has a significantly lower crash rate than any previous versions, we still had a couple that where causing unfortunate experiences, we appologize for the inconvenience. Thanks to our community and their efforts in retreiving and sharing details of their crashes we where able to accumulate in this release the fixes that should resolve most crash occurences left.

Changes

Fixed showing an image error indicator even when there wasn't an actual error

Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a RAW photo that wasn't fully downloaded from iCloud

Fixed a crash that could occur when one of the photo batch edited wasn't fully downloaded from iCloud

Improved the way Batch Edits are processed so the app isn't fully blocked anymore while processing

Darkroom 3.1 iOS 11

September 25, 2017 – Build 1451

First of, a huge thank you for your help in making the launch of our largest release such a success!! We encountered a few small bumps, but thanks to swift feedback from you we were able to pinpoint most of the issues quickly. Making this update a surprisingly beefy and quick to develop the update.

Known but benign issue: when exiting the transform tool to another tool an error indicator will show at the left bottom when it shouldn't. Fix to come soon.

New Features

Added ability to export PNG in iOS 11

Added support for Smart Invert accessibility setting in iOS 11

Added ability to long-press and drag while in multi-selection mode to select a range of photos

Added back support for 9:16 Portrait HD aspect ratio in crop presets

Added support for Reduce Transparency accessibility setting

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem that caused the app to be unusable in right-to-left language environments such as Arabic

Fixed a problem which caused image processing in Darkroom 3 to be different from Darkroom 2 resulting in slightly different renders for the same filter

Fixed a bug that caused unnecessary reloads of images to occur when favoriting and exporting a photo

Fixed a bug that could occur when switching tools that caused multiple tools to be visible on top of each other

Fixed a bug in the tint slider that caused the gradient of the slider to mismatch the effect of the slider

Fixed a seldom-occurring crash that could occur on launch after performing a purchase

Fixed a bug that caused 'Paste Edits' not to work when accessing it from the Actions menu

Performance Improvements

Color and Curves sliders are more responsive

Scrolling through the grid will be smoother

Applying filters and scrolling through filters the list should be smoother

Darkroom 3.0

September 16, 2017 – Build 1445

After a year in research and development, we're thrilled to announce the launch of Darkroom 3.0 - The biggest launch in Darkroom's history. Virtually every part of the application is new, with over 18 new features to learn about, and a completely rebuilt foundation. Here's a full, tad long, rundown of the changes below. But first the highlights:

RAW, Live & Large Photos Added support to edit and do full exports of a wide range of RAW formats, Live Photos, and large resolution DLSR images.

Perspective Added Vertical and Horizontal perspective correction to the new Transform tool.

Batch Added the ability to select any number of photos and batch apply a range of actions.

Border & Inset as Square In both the new Transform tool and the Export dialog you now have options to define a white border or save non-square images as a square.

Full Zoom You can now fully zoom in on your images, even when cropping.

Snap Scroll Edge-swipe on either side of a photo to quickly scroll through your photo library.

Added ability to crop with full zoom in order to improve crop accuracy.

Added ability to flip an image horizontally

Refined the aspect ratios to make them more semantic

Expanded list of supported crop grids

Added support from crop and rotation changes in History

Updated Crop handles to no longer obstruct the photo, and sit outside of the selection area

Batch Edit & Export

Favoriting: All photos that are favorited will be reflected using our Library Sync feature to the main system library and available to all other apps.

Exporting photos: Modify Original, Save Copy, or share to Other Services, and optionally define a white border style. This makes it trivial to share multiple photos to post to Instagram at the same time

Deleting: Photos that are deleted in Darkroom will be deleted in the main library, and available for retrieval for 30 days in the “Recently Deleted” album

Pasting Edits: Edits that are copied either by long-pressing in the grid, or using the “...” button while editing, will be available to instantly paste to multiple photos.

Hiding photos: Hidden photos will remain in the library and won't get cleared, but they will only be visible through the “Hidden Photos” album, accessible in the new album list selector

Key Changes

The Curves tool now has handles on the curve line to make initial usage more intuitive, and color gradient vertical tracks to help explain the curves handles effect. (partly inspired by Denny Tang’s Tips video suggesting improvements for Tone Curves Tools).

The Color tool now has color gradients on the slider tracks to help explain the sliders effects. This is particularly powerful with the Split Tone tool, Color tool (premium), and Temperature sliders. As well as all other sliders in the Adjustment tool. In the Color tool it’s now also easier to understand what color has been changed, and how it has been changed.

The Filters tool now accommodates the presence of the all available premium filter even without purchasing them so they are easier to discover and try.

The Split Tone Tool is now free, previously a premium feature, you’ll find it right at the bottom of the Adjustment tool.

Other Changes

Made the header bars in the app smaller to reduce the chrome footprint and focus more on the photos.

Adjusted the Crop tool to better fit in iPhone 5S-sized devices.

Improved the state in which Darkroom didn’t have System Photos Access rights. Making it clearer and easier how to grant access.

Improved the states for the Favorite and Edited tabs when no photos are favorited or edited yet.

Assorted bug fixes throughout

Darkroom 2.8

April 3, 2017 – Build 1002

This month’s update is a little early. Sometimes, things just work out that way! This one is a little smaller, but it builds on the work we did in 2.7.

Changes

Addressing one of the longest-running UX issues in the app, the navigation bar in Darkroom is finally persistent when in the editing view! You no longer have to swipe down to share, and you no longer have to swipe down twice to go back to the library. This change is enabled by the redesign of the Export flow in 2.7 which dropped the Save as Square photo.

The “Other Services” share dialog now integrates deeply with third party apps. Instead of the plain text Instagram share option, you get the “Copy to Instagram” share option which uses Instagram’s native share dialog. (Thanks @kevinshay for the tip)

Updated the app’s interstitials to disappear faster.

Darkroom 2.7

March 20, 2017 – Build 990

As we mentioned in the last release, we are picking up the pace of changes. Expect smaller, more iterative updates as we march towards Darkroom's exciting future.

Custom Filter Backup and Restore Now simply go to Settings and manually Backup your custom filter creations, and easily Restore when either upgrading to a new or extra device. The only requirement is an active iCloud account!

Improved

When rotating an image that hasn't explicitly been cropped the cropped area now remains the maximum size.

The As Shot option in the Crop tool now properly resets to the maximum size.

The buy ProKit flow has been updated to be less confusing, making it clearer you can either just buy ProKit or use our Limited Offer to buy everything at a discount.

The fresh install on boarding flow got an update, making the whole process shorter, and making restoring your previous purchases much simpler.

Added

In Settings there now is a Help section available with easy access to tutorials and frequently asked questions.

Darkroom 2.5

August 19, 2016 – Build 931

Hello, old friends! We missed you! Here's a little bug fix update to get things going as we ramp back up to full speed working on the best iOS photo editor :) Excited to share more with you as soon as possible!

Darkroom 2.3

When iOS 9 came out, it broke the Store button, which means I've been eating Ramen noodles for a few days now. This update fixes the issues that iOS 9 introduces regarding opening links and the store, including sharing to Instagram.

Also in this release, we've adjusted the behavior of the crop tool to accommodate shorter screens. Before, on iPads and iPhone 4S's, the bottom part of the crop interface was obscured by the tool. No More!

Darkroom 2.1

New in this version of Darkroom

Added ability to sort by Date Added as well as Date Created. You can change the sort in the Album Selector, and your choice is sticky, meaning you have to manually change it back if you want to. This is very helpful when you want to find a photo that is created a long time ago, but that you just added to your library recently. It's the equivalent of the "All Photos" album in the Photos app.

Added new "Conserve Battery" option to Settings, disabling live preview of sliders.

Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash repeatedly when starting up. The bug was caused by data corruption. If the files get corrupted, the data is still lost, but at least now the app will open up and you can keep using it. Still investigating long-term fixes for the data corruption bug.

Fixed a bug that caused to break on previous generation devices (iPhone 4S and iPhone 5).

Darkroom 2.0

August 5, 2015 – Build 889

Darkroom 2 is finally here! Darkroom 2 is a milestone release with more than 14 new features covering every area of the product, an updated design reflecting the focus and simplicity of Darkroom, and an updated brand.

Pro Kit (Free upgrade for Curves users) Curves has two siblings now: Color and Tone. The combination of these three tools allow you to perfectly capture a range of looks that where previously impossible to do with Curves alone.

Filter Sharing Also part of the Pro Kit, you can now share your custom filter on social media, and get followers on Instagram as people download and use your filters!

Premium Filter Packs. Four new premium filter packs available for purchase within the Darkroom Store. Along side a an update to all 12 filters that originally shipped right off the bat.

Usability Updates

Double-Tapping on the slider labels in the Basic Adjustment tool now resets the slider to zero.

Long-Pressing on the labels in the Basic Adjustments tool will turn off only those edits helping you debug your edits.

Long-Pressing on the RGB/R/G/B labels in Curves (while they're selected) will turn off those edits helping you debug your edits.

Flipped the labels in Curves so the percents are at the top now. This way, you can easily see the values while swiping and you don't have to peak below your finger.

The active region indicator in the Curve editor now highlights in touch-down, not pan start.

Made the Create Filter button easier to tap.

Improved the performance of opening and closing images.

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug causing portrait photos to be blurry when being edited.

Fixed aggressive downscaling when sharing images to Twitter.

Now Darkroom properly lists Albums and Events synced from iPhoto on OS X!

Brightness and Contrast are now standard properties and included in filters. While technically not a bug, this was causing user confusion.

Fixed bug causing history operations to overwrite each other when selecting them.

Fixed flashing in the filter strip.

Fixed animation when turning Save as Square Photo off when sharing.

Improved some of the animations and gestures when navigating through the app.

Darkroom 1.0.1

February 20, 2015

Our first update! Thank you everyone who tried out Darkroom and purchases the Curves tool. Your feedback has led directly to this update, so please keep it coming. If you've enjoyed using Darkroom, please give us a review, it really helps us out!

Photo SortingPhotos are now sorted by creation date, not modification date. This makes it easier to identify photos when sharing photos from your Mac.

Changes

Fixes a crasher when changing albums and opening photos to edit (This was the top crasher!).

Fixes a bug causing the image to flash when changing scrolling direction.

Fixes a bug causing EXIF information to be missing occasionally.

Fixes a bug causing the UI to jitter and enter a wrong state if you swipe up while the photo is animating down back to the library.

Fixes a bug causing the history of one photo to replace the history of another photo when swiping through photos and changing direction mid-scroll.

Fixed a crash when using iCloud Photo Sharing.

Dropped 1MB from the app bundles size!

Fixed a typo in the on boarding flow.

Known Issue

We do not currently support iCloud Photo Sharing, and editing those photos is disabled. We're working on it! Look forward to proper iCloud photo sharing support soon.

Darkroom 1.0

February 12, 2015

Why another photo editor? Frustrated by a lack of control over the editing process, and the amount of work involved. We knew we could do better. Our insight was that mobile filters were developed using desktop tools. What if the same tools existed on a mobile app?

Darkroom is our answer. By putting the tools used to make filters in an app, we’ve turned static filters to jumping off points for editing. For the first time, you can capture the perfect tone, and you can create your own filters. The editing tools we offer are carefully chosen and powerful. Everything about Darkroom is designed to be fast and get out of your way.

In distilling photo editing to its essentials, we’ve built the fastest, most powerful photo editing app on iOS. Along the way, we’ve eliminated the import flow, added infinite history, and built a foundation for the future.